Cathedral Bar & Grill - Maynooth

IrishAlice

This is too funny, things must be bad if they're getting someone to post on Boards about the new kitchen staff and cheaper drinks!

Patser

Noticed 2 other things today passing through town ;

The new prices are only til August 31st

There's a new Mexican restaurant opening next door soon (Fridas painted on old shop to right of Cathedral) , so yay another restaurant in Maynooth!! Never can have enough.

Also has anyone ever noticed how clustered all the pubs are? McMahons to The Roost is only about 200m but that's all 5 pubs walked by.

L1011

Patser wrote: »

Also has anyone ever noticed how clustered all the pubs are? McMahons to The Roost is only about 200m but that's all 5 pubs walked by.

Mythology in the town was that they ensured there was a side of the road the seminarians could walk down without pubs on it - suspect that is just that, a myth. O'Neills is a very new (just over a decade) addition. The Roost is also less old than the original three (Bradys, LA/Cathedral and Caulfields/McMahons) so it must have been a case of them just opening very close to the town square.

Maynooth until the 1960s was a very small town hence everything on Main Street; and the first major development of houses outside the town - Rail Park, Greenfield Estate and Carton Court in the early 70s - somehow didn't spawn a pub. Newtown Inn was being discussed in the late 1980s but didn't open until the early 2000s.

SQ2

rachel1122 wrote:

I am up looking for accommodation for college and i joined boards for the housing in maynooth threads. i went in with my mum for dinner after looking at a house. i dont care what you say about the place but my time was enjoyed

Did your mum have the pint of Guinness or did you Rachel?

BuffyBot

Folks, leave the moderation to the mods.

The Mulk

L1011 wrote: »

Mythology in the town was that they ensured there was a side of the road the seminarians could walk down without pubs on it - suspect that is just that, a myth. O'Neills is a very new (just over a decade) addition. The Roost is also less old than the original three (Bradys, LA/Cathedral and Caulfields/McMahons) so it must have been a case of them just opening very close to the town square.

Maynooth until the 1960s was a very small town hence everything on Main Street; and the first major development of houses outside the town - Rail Park, Greenfield Estate and Carton Court in the early 70s - somehow didn't spawn a pub. Newtown Inn was being discussed in the late 1980s but didn't open until the early 2000s.

I remember reading this "fact" in The Liffey Champ. just before O'Neills was opened.
It was said there couldn't be a pub or betting shop on this side of the street, to protect the seminarians from temptation.
A nice little story whether it's true or not.

Staplor

The Mulk wrote: »

I remember reading this "fact" in The Liffey Champ. just before O'Neills was opened.
It was said there couldn't be a pub or betting shop on this side of the street, to protect the seminarians from temptation.
A nice little story whether it's true or not.

Well the Liffey Champion is the newspaper of record.

I vote we go with the story, it's one I've always liked.

Orion

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

The pint was their own brew and by god it was horrible. Couldn't finish it.

It's not their own brew - it's Rye River. I had to ask the barman three times before he admitted it was them. I don't like any of the Rye River beers - all sh1te.

Orion

Staplor wrote: »

Well the Liffey Champion is the newspaper of record.

Shilling for the Champion now are we

SQ2

Had the €5 wings earlier on, they were in my opinion, the finest I've ever encountered. It wasn't too busy, but I couldn't fault anything this time around, will definitely be giving them another chance. Main was really good too, will be giving that fillet a go next time around

Moonbeam

The Macaroons are amazing.

They have Prosecco on tap!!

The food was nice too and while it is 5 years for a starter and 10 for a main,it is very good value.

TheBody

Moonbeam wrote: »

The Macaroons are amazing.

They have Prosecco on tap!!

The food was nice too and while it is 5 years for a starter and 10 for a main,it is very good value.

Jaysus, that's slow service!!:D

Moonbeam

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L1011

Sounds about right, time wise, though

dib

I was in there a few weeks back and we got up and left. Service was atrocious and food was inedible.

Apparently they've new chefs in there since, but I'm undecided as to whether I'll give it another try.

Hellrazer

Was in there Saturday--not really impressed.The beer garden is essentially the same and it closed at 2.00 am which was a bit of a downer.
At least with the roost its open until 2.30 or so (that half hour makes all the difference and weve often fallen out at 3.30 if the door staff are in a good mood!!)


Ill stick with the Roost but whatever band was there on Saturday were absolutely useless.

beertons

Moonbeam wrote: »

They have Prosecco on tap!!

McMahon's have that in over a year. Good to see them support a local company though. I believe he's from Straffan.

Moonbeam

oooh \o/

paddythe goat

went to maynnoth for drinks and meal ,all four of us....drinks two pints and ladies were on minerals..no club orange..no 7 up....no cidona....bad bad start....soup for all our to kick off..soup came all cold..bread stale and butter was melting fast cos bread was heated to hide its staleness.....

sent it back.. soup returned hot..thank you...no apology..nothing.....
move on to steak and chips..excellent.....battered onion gave great flavour....well done.....more staff training asap....check temp of soup before it leaves the kitchen....get fresh bread every day..order some quality minerals..forget that splash machine for minerals....décor nice..ceats nice ..good heat on.....hope it does well this time.....will return soon....

L1011

There were builders picketing outside last night about non payment. No idea if they were direct or subbies - if subbies, the venue is unlikely to be responsible for it at all, but it gives a terrible impression.

paddythe goat

sorry to hear about pickets in maynooth..cathedral pub....but I do agree if they don't pay.....bang on a picket every Friday nite and Saturday nite until they cough up...........I for one will not pass a picket line.............

for too long people who were wronged ran to legal people..who gladly took their business and the builders/developers could then hide behind legal action for 5 years........

direct action is best.....hit them in the pocket..irish people are too calm and too slow........

L1011

Pickets again today daytime for match / lunch traffic

L1011

Hearing that this place has hit the wall... may not be true, but it was from staff.

Orion

L1011 wrote: »

Hearing that this place has hit the wall... may not be true, but it was from staff.

Hadn't heard that but not altogether surprised.

SQ2

Heard this yesterday as well, facebook page gone too. Can remember very well when The Roost turned weekend ghost town for a long period of time because of Mantra... The tables are well and truly turned at this stage

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Not in the least bit shocked. Same owner and same style as Mantra, how he thought it would be successful after two previous failures is beyond me. I hope he paid the builders in the end, though I doubt as he seems a right shady character.

Moonbeam

We drove by yesterday late afternoon and it looked closed. It left me wondering.

ixus

Was closed last night. The talk from staff was backers pulled the plug on management(old owners) and looking to sell on.

Never went there, and only 4/5 times as Mantra. All I heard was how poor food service was etc.

beertons

Closed up last Wednesday. It was just too big to work with so many other places in the town. You'd be mad to buy it, you'd have to knock the whole thing and start again. The best thing about the little pubs is you can see a crowd in them every night. You wouldn't see 50 people in the cathedral, it was just too big. Too hard to fill 7 nights a week.

Hellrazer

beertons wrote: »

Closed up last Wednesday. It was just too big to work with so many other places in the town. You'd be mad to buy it, you'd have to knock the whole thing and start again. The best thing about the little pubs is you can see a crowd in them every night. You wouldn't see 50 people in the cathedral, it was just too big. Too hard to fill 7 nights a week.

Damn this just means the roost will be more packed than usual!!!

Never really liked the place anyway.

They did it wrong when it opened up again recently.They should have made it completely different than what Mantra was.It was basically Mantra with a new name.